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The Minority in Parliament has described the 10% increment in the minimum wage as woefully inadequate. The National Tripartite Committee last Thursday announced that the minimum wage had risen from 9.68 Ghana cedis to 10.65 Ghana cedis....

Staff of the central bank, where the late former vice president Kwesi Bekoe Amissah- Arthur worked before becoming a vice president, have in a eulogy described him as “meticulous” and a “team player”. Governor...

Staff of the central bank, where the late former vice president Kwesi Bekoe Amissah- Arthur worked before becoming a vice president, have in a eulogy described him as “meticulous” and a “team player”. Governor...

A number of government agencies, corporate bodies and individuals with accounts with the embattled Unibank are facing serious challenges with requests to pay their suppliers due to a Bank of Ghana (BOG) directive to...

A number of government agencies, corporate bodies and individuals with accounts with the embattled Unibank are facing serious challenges with requests to pay their suppliers due to a Bank of Ghana (BOG) directive to...

A total of 29,334 dud cheques were submitted to credit bureaus in 2017; this represents a 47% reduction from 2016 position of 55,665 submitted records, according to information from the Bank of Ghana. Dud...

A total of 29,334 dud cheques were submitted to credit bureaus in 2017; this represents a 47% reduction from 2016 position of 55,665 submitted records, according to information from the Bank of Ghana. Dud...

Latest data from the Bank of Ghana dubbed the Summary of Economic and Financial Data has shown that the cedi depreciated by 5.83% by July this year compared to the same period last year....

Latest data from the Bank of Ghana dubbed the Summary of Economic and Financial Data has shown that the cedi depreciated by 5.83% by July this year compared to the same period last year....

The President of the Oil Palm Development Association of Ghana (OPDAG), Mr Samuel Avaala, has made a passionate call for the local oil palm industry to be protected. He said local producers have more...

The President of the Oil Palm Development Association of Ghana (OPDAG), Mr Samuel Avaala, has made a passionate call for the local oil palm industry to be protected. He said local producers have more...

The National Petroleum Authority (NPA) has suspended oil marketing company, Union Oil Ghana Limited for tax evasion. Agapet Limited, Excel Oil Company Limited, Misyl Energy Company Limited and Globex Energy Company Limited have also...

The National Petroleum Authority (NPA) has suspended oil marketing company, Union Oil Ghana Limited for tax evasion. Agapet Limited, Excel Oil Company Limited, Misyl Energy Company Limited and Globex Energy Company Limited have also...

The government is set to separate the Health Insurance Fund Levy and the GETFund component from the Value Added Tax (VAT). These two components will now have straight levies of 2.5 percent. “Both the...

The government is set to separate the Health Insurance Fund Levy and the GETFund component from the Value Added Tax (VAT). These two components will now have straight levies of 2.5 percent. “Both the...

Minister for Finance, Ken Ofori Atta, says Government has released GH¢30 million to take care of the initial cost of the Nation Builders Corps Programme (NaBCo). The Nation Builders Corps (NABCO) programme is a...

Minister for Finance, Ken Ofori Atta, says Government has released GH¢30 million to take care of the initial cost of the Nation Builders Corps Programme (NaBCo). The Nation Builders Corps (NABCO) programme is a...

The Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, has hailed the Nana Akufo-Addo government for putting in place the right policy initiatives that has lessened the economic burden on parents and guardians. According to him, the NPP...

The Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, has hailed the Nana Akufo-Addo government for putting in place the right policy initiatives that has lessened the economic burden on parents and guardians. According to him, the NPP...

The Minister of Finance, Mr Ken Ofori Atta has announced the imposition of a luxury vehicle import tax as part of a new policy to help raise more revenue. He said the tax would...

The Minister of Finance, Mr Ken Ofori Atta has announced the imposition of a luxury vehicle import tax as part of a new policy to help raise more revenue. He said the tax would...

The performance of the Cedi against the US Dollar under President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is the best since 2012, Minister of Finance Ken Ofori-Atta has stated. He said the year-on-year depreciation of the...

The performance of the Cedi against the US Dollar under President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is the best since 2012, Minister of Finance Ken Ofori-Atta has stated. He said the year-on-year depreciation of the...

Traders at the Bantama market area, in Kumasi in the Ashanti region, are lamenting the imminent collapse of their businesses as authorities from the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) have begun to relocate them forcefully...

Traders at the Bantama market area, in Kumasi in the Ashanti region, are lamenting the imminent collapse of their businesses as authorities from the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) have begun to relocate them forcefully...

OccupyGhana has written to the Chief of Staff demanding investigation into how the state lost a total of GH₵1.4 billion in the loss of over 800-thousand metric tonnes of subsidized fuel. The loss, according...

OccupyGhana has written to the Chief of Staff demanding investigation into how the state lost a total of GH₵1.4 billion in the loss of over 800-thousand metric tonnes of subsidized fuel. The loss, according...

COCOBOD has ruled out any negative impact of the cedi depreciation on its dollar syndicated loan repayment. According to the Corporate Affairs Manager of COCOBOD Noah Amenyah, due to the sale of the beans...

COCOBOD has ruled out any negative impact of the cedi depreciation on its dollar syndicated loan repayment. According to the Corporate Affairs Manager of COCOBOD Noah Amenyah, due to the sale of the beans...

The Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFund) is to borrow a total of GH¢2.3 billion, equivalent to US$500 million, from a consortium of financial institutions to be used to finance education infrastructure nationwide. Graphic Online...

The Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFund) is to borrow a total of GH¢2.3 billion, equivalent to US$500 million, from a consortium of financial institutions to be used to finance education infrastructure nationwide. Graphic Online...

The Minister for Energy, Boakye Agyarko, has assured that all workers of ECG that will complete their transition from the state-owned utility company to Meralco will not suffer any job losses during the entire...

The Minister for Energy, Boakye Agyarko, has assured that all workers of ECG that will complete their transition from the state-owned utility company to Meralco will not suffer any job losses during the entire...

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), Volta Region, has rolled out an intensive revenue mobilization programme in partnership with the Volta Regional Police Command. Mr Delali Oklu, Volta Regional ECG Manager said the Company...

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), Volta Region, has rolled out an intensive revenue mobilization programme in partnership with the Volta Regional Police Command. Mr Delali Oklu, Volta Regional ECG Manager said the Company...

Government has emphasized that the tax measures it intends to introduce in the midyear budget is crucial to improving revenue generation for the next half of 2018. According to the Ministry of Finance, the...

Government has emphasized that the tax measures it intends to introduce in the midyear budget is crucial to improving revenue generation for the next half of 2018. According to the Ministry of Finance, the...

Enterprise Group Ltd has unveiled its new $40 million ultra-modern Office Development Advantage Place in Accra. Speaking at the event, the Group CEO of the Enterprise Group, Keli Gadzekpo said, “Advantage Place represents the...

Enterprise Group Ltd has unveiled its new $40 million ultra-modern Office Development Advantage Place in Accra. Speaking at the event, the Group CEO of the Enterprise Group, Keli Gadzekpo said, “Advantage Place represents the...

IMANI Center for Policy and Education will be conducting an audit of economic policies in Ghana with the goal of increasing economic freedom and prosperity on 16th July, 2018. Economic freedom, extended to...

IMANI Center for Policy and Education will be conducting an audit of economic policies in Ghana with the goal of increasing economic freedom and prosperity on 16th July, 2018. Economic freedom, extended to...

COCOBOD has opened its cocoa light crop season purchases from farmers and has kept the price unchanged at 7,600 cedis ($1,5 86) per tonne, a report by Reuters Ghana has said. Ghana runs a...

COCOBOD has opened its cocoa light crop season purchases from farmers and has kept the price unchanged at 7,600 cedis ($1,5 86) per tonne, a report by Reuters Ghana has said. Ghana runs a...

Manufacturing sub-sector, in the month of May, drove up the producer inflation to 7.1 percent from 6.4 percent in April, the Acting Government Statistician, Baah Wadieh has noted. This represents 0.7 percentage point increase...

Manufacturing sub-sector, in the month of May, drove up the producer inflation to 7.1 percent from 6.4 percent in April, the Acting Government Statistician, Baah Wadieh has noted. This represents 0.7 percentage point increase...

Governor of the Bank of Ghana, says the staff of the central bank is saddened by the passing away of the former vice president of Ghana, Paa Kwesi Amissah-Arthur. Speaking to JoyBusiness, Dr Ernest...

Governor of the Bank of Ghana, says the staff of the central bank is saddened by the passing away of the former vice president of Ghana, Paa Kwesi Amissah-Arthur. Speaking to JoyBusiness, Dr Ernest...

Ghana has announced a ban on the importation of Tilapia into the country following the emergence of a new virus that is causing significant deaths in farmed tilapia species. Importation of ornamental fishes, mostly...

Ghana has announced a ban on the importation of Tilapia into the country following the emergence of a new virus that is causing significant deaths in farmed tilapia species. Importation of ornamental fishes, mostly...

Over 8000 farmers and former illegal miners have benefited from the distribution of two million oil palm seedlings from the Richie Plantation at Dunkwa-on-Offinso in the Central Region. Speaking at the inauguration of the...